LEADER 03403nam 22005172 450 001 9910793469403321 005 20200325102830.0 010 $a981-4843-37-7 024 7 $a10.1355/9789814843379 035 $a(CKB)4100000007816411 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5739497 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9789814843379 035 $a(OCoLC)1090990933 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse82706 035 $a(DE-B1597)522799 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789814843379 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007816411 100 $a20191218d2019|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEmerging political configurations in the run-up to the 2020 Myanmar Elections /$fAung Aung$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aSingapore :$cISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (46 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aTrends in Southeast Asia ;$v2019 no. 1 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Jan 2020). 311 0 $a981-4843-36-9 327 $tFront matter --$tFOREWORD --$tEmerging Political Configurations in the Run-up to the 2020 Myanmar Elections: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY /$rAung, Aung --$tEmerging Political Configurations in the Run-up to the 2020 Myanmar Elections: INTRODUCTION /$rAung, Aung --$tA BRIEF HISTORY OF MYANMAR'S GENERAL ELECTIONS --$tTHE CURRENT POLITICAL PARTY LANDSCAPE --$tTHE CURRENT POLITICAL LANDSCAPE --$tVIEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT REFLECT ON CURRENT POLITICS --$tEMERGING POLITICAL CONFIGURATIONS --$tCONCLUSION 330 $aWhile facing international pressures relating to Rakhine State, and under tense civil-military relations, political parties are preparing for the 2020 Myanmar general elections. The National League for Democracy (NLD), the ruling party, is taking a more democratic platform focusing on the creation of a democratic federal union, while the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) adopts a more nationalist approach, emphasizing the prevention of foreign interference regarding Rakhine State. Taking lessons from the 2015 Myanmar general elections, and in order to effectively contend with the NLD and the USDP, the ethnic political parties are at the same time merging into single parties and new political parties are now also being registered at the Union Election Commission. The current situation indicates more uncertainty in politics and economic downturns, and many indicators suggest that the NLD is now in a defensive position. But be that as it may, because of Aung San Suu Kyi's personality cult following and the ingrained hatred for the military dictatorship, the NLD is still expected to receive the majority seats in Bamar-dominated regions. It may be at risk in ethnic-dominated states nevertheless. 410 0$aTrends in Southeast Asia ;$v2019 no. 1. 606 $aElections$zBurma 606 $aEthnic relations$zBurma 607 $aBurma$xPolitics and government$y21st century 615 0$aElections 615 0$aEthnic relations 676 $a320.9591 700 $aAung Cin Win Aung$01578110 712 02$aProQuest (Firme) 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793469403321 996 $aEmerging political configurations in the run-up to the 2020 Myanmar Elections$93857243 997 $aUNINA